2024 Digital Learning Lab Launch
This year’s Digital Learning Lab (DLL) has officially kicked off with 19 participants across three cohorts! The DLL exists to help students and teachers develop the 21st-century skills needed for professional and personal success. This year’s Lab specifically will address the digital literacy skill gap and lack of connectivity in Chicago’s South and West side communities.
We can’t wait to work with this year’s group over the next 10 months! Please join us in congratulating the participants of the 2024 Digital Learning Lab:
Cohort A
Lori Rohde, Program Manager: Aquinas Literacy Center
Arturo Lopez, Career Development Specialist: Central States SER
José Luis Mosqueda, Adult Education Programs Manage / Judith Hernandez, ESL Instructor: Erie Neighborhood House
Kenneshia Fondren, Program Manager / Karen Roach-Prater, Lead Facilitator Supervisor: Safer Foundation / YEP
Candace Gray, Digital Navigator: scaleLIT
Cohort B
Cassidy Greskoviak: Vocational English Teacher and Digital Literacy Instructor: Heartland Alliance
Gabrielle Caverl-McNeal, Senior Director of Workforce Development / Valerie Matthews, Academic Coach: New Moms
Jessica Gonzales, Digital Navigator: scaleLIT
Kathy Allison, Executive Director: United For Better Living, Inc.
Cohort C
Fantazia Berry, Digital Navigator: scaleLIT
Miriam Gonzalez, Program Manager: The Learning Center/House of Connection
Temothy Potts, Program Coordinator: Touch Gift Foundation
Lisa Gunn, Director of Programs and Services / Jim Cicero, Business Services Liaison Unite Chicago Hospitality Institute
Rodrigo Vences, Program Coordinator / Edgar Garcia, Computer Teacher: Un Nuevo Despertar
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“By bridging the digital literacy gap, we unlock the potential of millions of individuals who can contribute to innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth.”
Through the DLL, these educators will:
Act as entrepreneurs, research digital tools and experiment with a range of technologies in the classroom.
Help adult learners/clients become more confident in using technology for learning and employment.
Reimagine their roles as innovators and become technology advocates who support future professional development at the local level.
The DLL is managed by Michael Matos, EdTech Director for scaleLIT. Michael has over twenty years of experience in adult education. He has trained and coached dozens of adult educators and organizations in implementing and expanding their use of technology in classrooms. Subject matter experts are also on hand throughout the Lab to support each cohort and guide participants through the experimentation process. The Digital Learning Lab initiatives hold the promise of bridging the digital disparities, particularly for individuals facing significant challenges such as those impacted by the justice system, living with disabilities, residing in public housing, belonging to immigrant communities, and beyond.
For more information on the scaleLIT Digital Learning Lab, please click here.
